Ifyrian New Year

The tradition of celebrating on the first Xy of the 6th month wasn't always around. While they never quite used the end of the calendar as a gauge to say when the year ended and a new one started, with the old New Year's Eve falling on the 24th of Las, with the new Year officially beginning on the 1st of Wun, the exact timing had changed over the years.   According to the Lyrs calendar, the 24th Las of the year 4433 HY was when the Moon Goddess ascended to Kranz'zil and left the earth behind, taking with her most of the gods that walked the earth. For millenia, Ifyrians had considered this the mark of their new year, as was a mark beginning the new era.   It wasn't until 19 Wae 3576 HR, that a librarian digging through ancient archives discovered that their God Father, Afaryian the Living Flame, The First Ifyrian of the Ifrit race had ascended to Kranz'zil not with the Moon Goddess but instead on the 6th of Xenul, that the offical New Year date was changed.    Many debated the truth of the records, until a scholar had gone to the nearest Temple of Afaryian to have the date confirmed. As luck would have it, the Saintess had been restiing in that temple during her pilgrimage. A humble prayer and some time later, she had confirmed that the 6th of Xenul had indeed been the date of Afaryian's ascent, verified by the very god himself.    With Saintess Farlayn's reputation backing her, none dared to utter another word regarding the authenticity of the records. And, when the 24th Las came, it passed without fanfair.    However, when the time came for the 6th Xenul to come, the festivals were bigger and more extravagant than ever before, celebrating new beginnings in more ways than one.